What color is #865554?

#865554 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #865554?

The RGB value is 134, 85, 84: 134 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #865554?

The complementary color is #548586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #865554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#865554 color

#865554 rgb(134, 85, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #865554 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 33.3% green and 32.9% blue (134, 85, 84).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 23% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 37% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#865554 color codes

HEX	`#865554`
RGB	`rgb(134, 85, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 33.3%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 23%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 37%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 37%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.54, 20.24, 9.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.54, 22.18, 24.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.681, 12.207, 9.969)`
Decimal	`8803668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #865554, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #865554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#865554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #865554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #865554; }
.text { color: #865554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #865554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 85 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #865554, #866e54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #865554?: #865554 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #865554?: The RGB value is 134, 85, 84: 134 red, 85 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #865554?: The complementary color is #548586, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #865554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.